Standard Lemma guide

thematic

adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /θɪˈmætɪk/
  • /θɛˈmætɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: TH IY0 M AE1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to or having a theme (“subject”) or a topic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He had a thematic collection of postage stamps with flags on them (where (UK) thematic collection is equivalent to (US) topical collection)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Relating to a melodic subject.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Indo-European-studies

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of or relating to a theme (“subdivision of the Byzantine empire”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A postage stamp that is part of a thematic collection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A case that indicates the (usually inanimate) party which is a participant to the verbal predicate where that participant does not undergo any tangible change of state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: THM

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective

Meaning 7

relating to or constituting a topic of discourse

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective

Meaning 8

of or relating to a melodic subject

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unthematic

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεματικός (thematikós), from θέμα (théma, “theme”). Equivalent to theme + -atic.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թեմատիկ (tʻematik) — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Asturian: temáticu — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Belarusian: тэматы́чны (tematýčny) — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Bulgarian: тематичен (tematičen) — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Catalan: temàtic — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主體性的 /主体性的 — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主题性的 (zhǔtíxìngde) — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Czech: tematický — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Danish: tematisk — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Dutch: thematisch — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Esperanto: tema — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Finnish: temaattinen — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Finnish: aiheenmukainen — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • French: thématique — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Galician: temático — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • German: thematisch — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Hungarian: tematikus — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Italian: tematico — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Japanese: 主題 (shudai) — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Kazakh: тақырыптық (taqyryptyq) — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Polish: tematyczny — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Portuguese: temático — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Russian: темати́ческий (tematíčeskij) — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Spanish: temático — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Swedish: tematisk — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Ukrainian: темати́чний (tematýčnyj) — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Welsh: thematig — relating to or having a theme or a topic
  • Finnish: temaattinen — music
  • Polish: tematyczny — music
  • Welsh: thematig — music
  • Armenian: թեմատիկ (tʻematik) — linguistics
  • Catalan: temàtic — linguistics
  • Finnish: temaattinen — linguistics
  • Galician: temático — linguistics
  • German: thematisch — linguistics
  • Polish: tematyczny — linguistics
  • Portuguese: temático — linguistics
  • Russian: темати́ческий (tematíčeskij) — linguistics
  • Welsh: thematig — linguistics
Real reading context

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